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temper screw

temper screw noun: a screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drilling jar at each stroke.

Noun

temper screw (plural temper screws)

  1. A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drilling jar at each stroke.
  2. A set screw used for adjusting.

Forms of temper screw

pluraltemper screws

Questions about temper screw

What does temper screw mean?
Temper screw means a screw link, to which is attached the rope of a rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning the drilling jar at each stroke.
What part of speech is temper screw?
Temper screw is a noun.
What is the plural of temper screw?
The plural of temper screw is temper screws.

Words near temper screw in the dictionary

  1. Tempelhof
  2. Tempelhof-Schöneberg
  3. temper
  4. temper foam
  5. temper of the times
  6. temper screw
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  8. temper tantra
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